Results 1,681-1,700 of 12,619 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the allowance for adults in direct provision from €38.80 per week to €40, €42, €43, €44 and €45, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14725/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the allowance for children in direct provision from €29.80 to €31, €32, €33, €34 and €35, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14726/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing payments (details supplied) by €5 and €10, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14727/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the fuel allowance by one, two, three and four weeks, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14728/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year expenditure on the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14729/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing rent supplement limits by on average of 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14730/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Qualified Child Increase Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €2, €3, €4 and €5, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing expenditure on the school meals programme by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14733/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Low Pay Commission Expenditure (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on the Low Pay Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14734/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit from 26 weeks to 30 and 34 weeks, respectively, for those who have had multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14735/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying a double child benefit payment to parents on the birth of a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14736/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising jobseeker payments for those under 26 years of age to the standard rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Advocacy Service (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14738/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Leave (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing two weeks' paid bereavement leave at a rate of €203 per week per parent who has been bereaved of a child under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14739/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reducing the hours required to qualify for the working family payment from 19 to 15 hours for lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between 7 and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the jobseeker's transitional payment for lone parents until their youngest child reaches 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14742/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the jobseeker's transitional payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14743/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14744/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the week hours a carer can work or study while receiving carer's allowance, carer's benefit or the carer support grant from 15 to 18.5 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14745/19]